Politics 2: Electric Boogaloo — Page 501

1. I didn’t realize my sighing was annoying everyone so much.

2. I didn’t (and still don’t, to be honest) think I was sighing any more that I usually do.

3. I am just curious, and I don’t ask this to be a jerk, if I just quoted all the posts and just made one sigh instead of on one sigh for each, would it have still set this off?

4. I sighed nonsense posts. I asked a serious question about why Garland was mentioned, multiple people made jokes and I sighed them. Is this really all that unusual for this place?

5. I didn’t know that pic was called a sighscraper. I thought you usually used that pic to complain about posts that were too long.

Warbler said:

3. I am just curious, and I don’t ask this to be a jerk, if I just quoted all the posts and just made one sigh instead of on one sigh for each, would it have still set this off?

it probably wouldn’t have. although quoting a hundred things is still annoying, it isn’t annoying as quoting a hundred things, with a response to each of those things.

yhwx said:

Finally, I do agree that there are some parts of Warbler’s behavior as of late that do irritate me.

Could you elaborate?

oojason said:

‘Catalan parliament declares independence from Spain’…

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41780116

and in response…

‘Spain imposes direct rule after Catalonia votes to declare independence’…

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/27/spanish-pm-mariano-rajoy-asks-senate-powers-dismiss-catalonia-president

 

Given the violence that occurred during the recent independence vote, things in Spain could get very messy…

yeah, I hope this doesn’t turn ugly.

dahmage said:

Warbler said:

3. I am just curious, and I don’t ask this to be a jerk, if I just quoted all the posts and just made one sigh instead of on one sigh for each, would it have still set this off?

it probably wouldn’t have. although quoting a hundred things is still annoying, it isn’t annoying as quoting a hundred things, with a response to each of those things.

Well if I want to respond to a hundred posts, why shouldn’t I quote them? It avoids confusion as to what I am replying to.

Warbler said:

dahmage said:

Warbler said:

3. I am just curious, and I don’t ask this to be a jerk, if I just quoted all the posts and just made one sigh instead of on one sigh for each, would it have still set this off?

it probably wouldn’t have. although quoting a hundred things is still annoying, it isn’t annoying as quoting a hundred things, with a response to each of those things.

Well if I want to respond to a hundred posts, why shouldn’t I quote them? It avoids confusion as to what I am replying to.

it is a freaking wall. its why frink wall posted in protest.

TV’s Frink said:

Warbler said:

TV’s Frink said:

Sometimes you have to ruffle some feathers to make an effective protest. Maybe you kneel during the National Anthem, maybe you post a sighscraper*.

*Wish I had thought of that first.

If only oojason hadn’t said this:

oojason said:

Knock it off please, lads.

Okay? I’m not sure what your point is.

Not to annoy you further, but to answer your question: If oojason hadn’t given his warning, I would have sighed that post.

The only good to come of all this nonsense is the sighscraper. it was a really good laugh.

dahmage said:

Warbler said:

dahmage said:

Warbler said:

3. I am just curious, and I don’t ask this to be a jerk, if I just quoted all the posts and just made one sigh instead of on one sigh for each, would it have still set this off?

it probably wouldn’t have. although quoting a hundred things is still annoying, it isn’t annoying as quoting a hundred things, with a response to each of those things.

Well if I want to respond to a hundred posts, why shouldn’t I quote them? It avoids confusion as to what I am replying to.

it is a freaking wall. its why frink wall posted in protest.

I thought he did that because of the sighs, not the number of posts quoted.

Warbler said:

dahmage said:

Warbler said:

dahmage said:

Warbler said:

3. I am just curious, and I don’t ask this to be a jerk, if I just quoted all the posts and just made one sigh instead of on one sigh for each, would it have still set this off?

it probably wouldn’t have. although quoting a hundred things is still annoying, it isn’t annoying as quoting a hundred things, with a response to each of those things.

Well if I want to respond to a hundred posts, why shouldn’t I quote them? It avoids confusion as to what I am replying to.

it is a freaking wall. its why frink wall posted in protest.

I thought he did that because of the sighs, not the number of posts quoted.

well, you would have to ask frink. i assume that it is a combination of the two. but frink is being wise and avoiding the forum for a bit right now.

yhwx said:

Warbler said:

1. I didn’t realize my sighing was annoying everyone so much.

2. I didn’t (and still don’t, to be honest) think I was sighing any more that I usually do.

On page 498 of this thread, there were 20 matches for a search for "*sigh*. It definitely feels as if the volume of *sigh*s is going up.

One page and one post. Not really much to go on.

3. I am just curious, and I don’t ask this to be a jerk, if I just quoted all the posts and just made one sigh instead of on one sigh for each, would it have still set this off?

It would have been better. We would have still have to scroll through a lot of posts, but it would be better. If you really wanted to *sigh*, I think you just should have just made one post with the word *sigh*.

Then people would have been wondering which post or posts I was sighing.

4. I sighed nonsense posts. I asked a serious question about why Garland was mentioned, multiple people made jokes and I sighed them. Is this really all that unusual for this place?

No, but the volume of *sigh*s is.

Have I really sighed all that more often in the last month than I usually do?

Warbler said:

dahmage said:

Warbler said:

3. I am just curious, and I don’t ask this to be a jerk, if I just quoted all the posts and just made one sigh instead of on one sigh for each, would it have still set this off?

it probably wouldn’t have. although quoting a hundred things is still annoying, it isn’t annoying as quoting a hundred things, with a response to each of those things.

Well if I want to respond to a hundred posts, why shouldn’t I quote them? It avoids confusion as to what I am replying to.

The Garland conversation was the only discussion happening at that time, so people would have know what you were responding to.

But they would not have known which post or posts I was replying to.

dahmage said:

Warbler said:

dahmage said:

Warbler said:

dahmage said:

Warbler said:

3. I am just curious, and I don’t ask this to be a jerk, if I just quoted all the posts and just made one sigh instead of on one sigh for each, would it have still set this off?

it probably wouldn’t have. although quoting a hundred things is still annoying, it isn’t annoying as quoting a hundred things, with a response to each of those things.

Well if I want to respond to a hundred posts, why shouldn’t I quote them? It avoids confusion as to what I am replying to.

it is a freaking wall. its why frink wall posted in protest.

I thought he did that because of the sighs, not the number of posts quoted.

well, you would have to ask frink. i assume that it is a combination of the two. but frink is being wise and avoiding the forum for a bit right now.

Well he will be back and will read these posts.

TV’s Frink said:

yhwx said:

My comment on the *sigh*ing situation remains the same as on October 23:

yhwx said:

Warb, you don’t have to stop with the *sigh*s. Just don’t overuse them.

I also don’t get why people got worked up over this statement, as I essentially said the same thing dahmage said in the next post in that thread.

He said it better.

And before you start, I’m not willing to even read a post you make highlighting exactly what you said and what he said and what Warbler said. You’re the only one who cares.

Wrong.

TV’s Frink said:

I’m just sick of reading “sigh” in every damn post and yhwx doing his yhwx thing.

?

What is this yhwx thing you refer to?

URGE TO POST THE FUCKING MIDDLE FINGER PIC IS RISING.

dahmage said:

yhwx said:

What I am saying is not unreasonable.

OK, i’ll tell you, my response was better as it was more broad. claiming that it’s fine to do something just because it is “your thing” is a terrible justification.

He said I shouldn’t do it as often, you said I should stop it completely. A bit different from just being more broad.

(hint, its more than the sighs). That’s all i really want to go into it because it is way off topic, and i don’t want to bring that all up again.

Well could you pm me or something? I can’t read minds or correct behavior unless I know what it is.

If the past is any indication having things spelled out for you doesn’t change your mind on anything once you’re determined to have it made up.

Yes I know you weren’t talking to me. Go ahead and sigh, you know you want to. But just once please.

Possessed said:

URGE TO POST THE FUCKING MIDDLE FINGER PIC IS RISING.

Calm down. Sometimes people need to clear the air and clear up things and come to an understanding in order to fix things and make things better for the future. That is what is happening here.

Possessed said:

If the past is any indication having things spelled out for you doesn’t change your mind on anything once you’re determined to have it made up.

Yes I know you weren’t talking to me. Go ahead and sigh, you know you want to. But just once please.

I don’t know why you are pissed off at me, but I wished you’d knock it off.

yhwx said:

Warbler said:

yhwx said:

Warbler said:

1. I didn’t realize my sighing was annoying everyone so much.

2. I didn’t (and still don’t, to be honest) think I was sighing any more that I usually do.

On page 498 of this thread, there were 20 matches for a search for "*sigh*. It definitely feels as if the volume of *sigh*s is going up.

One page and one post. Not really much to go on.

Valid point. But regardless of the numbers, the feel of the volume of *sigh*s is up.

3. I am just curious, and I don’t ask this to be a jerk, if I just quoted all the posts and just made one sigh instead of on one sigh for each, would it have still set this off?

It would have been better. We would have still have to scroll through a lot of posts, but it would be better. If you really wanted to *sigh*, I think you just should have just made one post with the word *sigh*.

Then people would have been wondering which post or posts I was sighing.

It would still have been fairly obvious.

4. I sighed nonsense posts. I asked a serious question about why Garland was mentioned, multiple people made jokes and I sighed them. Is this really all that unusual for this place?

No, but the volume of *sigh*s is.

Have I really sighed all that more often in the last month than I usually do?

It definitely feels that way.

Warbler said:

dahmage said:

Warbler said:

3. I am just curious, and I don’t ask this to be a jerk, if I just quoted all the posts and just made one sigh instead of on one sigh for each, would it have still set this off?

it probably wouldn’t have. although quoting a hundred things is still annoying, it isn’t annoying as quoting a hundred things, with a response to each of those things.

Well if I want to respond to a hundred posts, why shouldn’t I quote them? It avoids confusion as to what I am replying to.

The Garland conversation was the only discussion happening at that time, so people would have know what you were responding to.

But they would not have known which post or posts I was replying to.

I think people would have gotten the gist of it. Things don’t have to be explicit for people to get them.

Ok, I will try not to sigh as much.

But I still have my doubts that people would have understood what I was replying to without the quotes.

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/10/26/560263997/pharmaceutical-founder-arrested-in-alleged-nationwide-opioid-scheme

if this guy is guilty of what they are charging him with, then i am glad to see him go.